Convolutional neural networks for medical image analysis: state-of-the-art, comparisons, improvement and perspectives

H Yu, LT Yang, Q Zhang, D Armstrong, MJ Deen - Neurocomputing, 2021 - Elsevier
Convolutional neural networks, are one of the most representative deep learning models.
CNNs were extensively used in many aspects of medical image analysis, allowing for great …

Dual-branch residual network for lung nodule segmentation

H Cao, H Liu, E Song, CC Hung, G Ma, X Xu, R Jin… - Applied Soft …, 2020 - Elsevier
An accurate segmentation of lung nodules in computed tomography (CT) images is critical to
lung cancer analysis and diagnosis. However, due to the variety of lung nodules and the …

An efficient DA-net architecture for lung nodule segmentation

M Maqsood, S Yasmin, I Mehmood, M Bukhari, M Kim - Mathematics, 2021 - mdpi.com
A typical growth of cells inside tissue is normally known as a nodular entity. Lung nodule
segmentation from computed tomography (CT) images becomes crucial for early lung …

U-Det: A modified U-Net architecture with bidirectional feature network for lung nodule segmentation

NV Keetha, CSR Annavarapu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.09293, 2020 - arxiv.org
Early diagnosis and analysis of lung cancer involve a precise and efficient lung nodule
segmentation in computed tomography (CT) images. However, the anonymous shapes …

[HTML][HTML] Two-stage multitask U-Net construction for pulmonary nodule segmentation and malignancy risk prediction

Y Ni, Z Xie, D Zheng, Y Yang… - Quantitative Imaging in …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Accurate segmentation of pulmonary nodules is important for image-driven
nodule analysis and nodule malignancy risk prediction. However, due to interobserver …

An efficient U-Net framework for lung nodule detection using densely connected dilated convolutions

Z Ali, A Irtaza, M Maqsood - The Journal of Supercomputing, 2022 - Springer
Remote health monitoring is an important aspect especially for remote locations where
standard medical facilities are not available. Smart cities use a similar concept to provide …

Coarse-to-fine lung nodule segmentation in CT images with image enhancement and dual-branch network

Z Wu, Q Zhou, F Wang - Ieee Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lung nodule segmentation in CT images plays an important role in clinical diagnosis and
treatment of lung cancers. Among different types of nodules, the solitary nodules usually …

A Bi-FPN-based encoder–decoder model for lung nodule image segmentation

CSR Annavarapu, SAB Parisapogu, NV Keetha… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Early detection and analysis of lung cancer involve a precise and efficient lung nodule
segmentation in computed tomography (CT) images. However, the anonymous shapes …

Pulmonary Nodule Segmentation using Deep Learning: A Review

Y Wang, SM Mustaza, MS Ab-Rahman - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate segmentation of pulmonary nodule within medical imagery is of great significance
for classification and diagnosis. This task is profoundly challenging due to scarcity of …

Multi-granularity scale-aware networks for hard pixels segmentation of pulmonary nodules

K Wang, X Zhang, X Zhang, S Huang, J Li… - … Signal Processing and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Accurate automatic segmentation of pulmonary nodules can greatly assist in the early
clinical diagnosis and analysis of lung cancer. However, it remains a challenging task due to …